Firserne var storhedstiden for den klassiske hjemmecomputer, Commodore 64. En af grundene til computerens enorme succes var dens, efter datidens standard, suveræne lyd. Lydkomponenten i 64'eren, den såkaldte SID-chip (Sound Interface Device-chip), var i stand til at frembringe finurlige lyde, og med hele tre lydkanaler til rådighed kunne en dygtig SID-musiker komponere forholdsvis komplekse musikstykker inklusiv brugen af samples. Det anerkendte tidsskrift Byte Magazine har kaldt SID-chippen for en af de 20 vigtigste chips nogensinde.

Der opstod en hel undergrundskultur omkring SID'en, hvor folk fra hele verden prøvede at presse den til det yderste. Selv den dag i dag har 64'erens musikchip kultstatus blandt såvel musikere som lyttere og har også været brugt som element i "almindelig" musik.

Musikstilen spændte lige fra det meget eksperimenterende til det harmoniske, og ikke overraskende blev der ofte hentet inspiration fra den elektroniske musikscene. Jean Michel Jarre var en af dem, hvis ikke den, der havde størst indflydelse på SID-musikken. Man behøver blot at betragte det enorme antal SID-remixes af Oxygene 4, Equinoxe 4, Magnetic Fields 2 og mange af de andre Jarre-klassikere fra 70'erne og 80'erne. Der findes stort set ikke et eneste Jarre-nummer fra den tid, der ikke har optrådt i mindst én SID-version.

Vi har i denne artikel forsøgt at skabe et overblik over det store antal Jarre-SID-remixes. SID-chippen er langt fra nem at programmere, og det afspejles i, at langt fra alle remixes er lige gode - nogle er decideret dårlige. For at gøre det lettere at finde vej i denne urskov af remixes, vil vi fremhæve de mest vellykkede af de i alt 160 numre.

Meget af informationen af taget fra High Voltage Sid Collection - en særlig tak skal her lyde til Laust Brock-Nannestad for brug af filer med videre.

Praktisk
For at komme i gang skal man bruge en SID-afspiller. Den selvstændige afspiller SidPlay 2 er at foretrække - den findes til Windows og til Linux og øvrige computere. Alternativt kan man bruge et plugin til WinAmp. Desuden skal man naturligvis bruge SID-filerne. De enkelte numre kan hentes separat eller i én stor fil, inklusive denne tekst, ved at klikke her.
I den følgende liste angiver (#tal), hvilket af numrene i filen man skal vælge. Eksempelvis betyder (#3), at man skal vælge nummer 3. Og tilsvarende betyder (1:40-2:35), at Jarredelen af nummeret hører til den sektion af nummeret.

Mangler der inspiration til at komme i gang, har vi udvalgt de ti numre, der efter vores smag er mest vellykkede:

1. Martin Galway - Yie Ar Kung Fu (#19)
2. Martin Galway - Green Beret (#1)
3. Matt Gray - Magnetic Fields
4. Grzegorz Struminski (Gregfeel) - Oxygen
5. Anders Fogh (Walt) - Oxygene Part II
6. Prosonix - Oxygene IV
7. Thomas Detert - Cyrus (#1)
8. Mark Cooksey - Bomb Jack (#1)
9. Merman - Equinoxe I (1999 mix)
10. Sami Seppä (Rock) & J. Granberg - 7 On The Top (#1)

- Jacob Gunness og Christian Wulff-Nilsen

O X Y G E N E

Oxygene 2:
DEMOS - Synth Sample.sid (#7)
Merman - Oxygene 2.sid
Merman - Oxygene II.sid
Walt - Oxygene Part II.sid

Oxygene 4:
Sean Connolly - Oxygene 4.sid
DEMOS - Oxygen 4 demo.sid
DEMOS - Oxygene IV demo.sid
Feekzoid - Oxygene IV.sid
Android 2.sid (#1)
Dead Zone.sid (2:30-)
Dynamite Dan.sid (#7)
Kommentar: "Supposed to be five notes from the tune, played backwards."
Prosonix - Oxygene IV prosonix.sid
Amadeus Meka Design - Oxygen.sid
Nantco Bakker - Oxygene.sid
Richard Bayliss - Oxygene Part 6.sid
Djinn - Oxygene 4 djinn.sid
Eco - Oxygen 4.sid
Gregfeel - Oxygen gregfeel.sid
HCL - Oxygen 4.sid
Iron Cat - Jarre Tune.sid
Merman - Oxygene 4.sid
Pinocchio - Oxygene.sid
TC - Oxygene.sid
Walt - Oxygene Part IV.sid
Zardax - Coitus part 1.sid
Zorro - Oxygene.sid
Michael Winterberg - Pop Music 1.sid (#1) (3:20-)
Michael Winterberg - Super Sample.sid (0:55-)
Michael Winterberg - Synth Music IV.sid (0:00-)
Merman - Musique de Jarre.sid (#1)

Oxygene 6:

Merman - Musique de Jarre.sid (#5)
Merman - Oxygene 6.sid

E Q U I N O X E

Equinoxe 1:
Antony Crowther - Son of Blagger.sid (#2)
Merman - Equinoxe I.sid
Merman - Equinoxe I 1999 mix.sid
Laszlo Simon - Jarre-OS.sid
Walt - Equinoxe.sid

Equinoxe 2:
Paco - Equinoxe.sid
Kommentar: "Composed for my friend ISA. Not really similar. :)" (AP)

Equinoxe 4:
BOGG - Equinoxe bogg.sid
DRAX - Drax Music.sid
Thomas Detert - Super Nova part 2.sid
Geir Tjelta - Oxygene VI.sid
Rock - 7 On The Top.sid (#1)
Jeroen Tel - Equinoxe 4 tel.sid
Merman - Equinoxe 4.sid
Walt - Equinoxe 4.sid

Equinoxe 5:
Sean Connolly - Equinoxe 4.sid
DEMOS - Equinoxe 5.sid
Ben Daglish - L O C O.sid (#1) (#2)
Iron Cat - Jarre Again.sid
Merman - Equinoxe 5.sid
Walt - Equinoxe V.sid
Merman - Musique de Jarre.sid (#3)
Graham Hansford - Trollie Wallie.sid (#2)

Equinoxe 6:
Graham Hansford - Trollie Wallie.sid (#3)

Equinoxe 7:
Mace - Equinoxe VII.sid

Equinoxe 8:
Mace - Band In The Rain.sid

M A G N E T I C   F I E L D S

Magnetic Fields 1:
Merman - Magnetic Fields 1.sid

Magnetic Fields 2:
Mark Cooksey - Bomb Jack.sid (#1)
DEMOS - UNKNOWN - Magnetic Fields.sid (0:00-2:30)
GAMES - A-F - Dead Zone.sid
Howlin Mad - Elektrix.sid (#1)
Laxity - Jean Michel Jarre.sid
Gavin Raeburn - Toddler.sid
SoedeSoft - Michiel Soede - Magnetic Fields Part2 PSID.sid
Jeroen Tel - HCS etc - Jarre Mix.sid
Chris Abbott - Magnetic Fields Part 2.sid
Djinn - Magnetic Fields.sid
Eco - Magnetic Fields 2.sid
Merman - Magnetic Fields 2.sid
Simon Laszlo - Magnetic Fields II.sid
Walt - Magnetic Fields.sid
Thomas Detert - Jarre Mix.sid (0:00-0:54)
Ronny ROM - Ronny And Jarre Remix PSID.sid (0:00-0:07) - (0:48-1:08)

Magnetic Fields 3:
Merman - Magnetic Fields 3.sid

Magnetic Fields 4:
Sean Connolly - Magnetic Fields 4.sid
Tomas Danko - Magnetic Fields IV danko.sid
Deek - Magnetic Fields part 4.sid
Thomas Detert - Jarre Mix.sid (0:54-)
Future Freak - Magnetic Fields.sid
GAMES - G-L - Jammin.sid (#10)
Martin Galway - Yie Ar Kung Fu.sid (#19)
Matt Gray - Magnetic Fields.sid
Laxity - Magnetic.sid
ATOO - Yie-Ar Sanxion.sid (1:20-1:58) - (3:04-3:18)
Groo - Starlab.sid (#1)
Merman - Magnetic Fields 4.sid
Ronny ROM - Ronny And Jarre PSID.sid
Signor - J Michael Jarre 2.sid
Markus Weber - Kung Fu PSID.sid

Magnetic Fields 5:
Sean Connolly - Magnetic Fields 5.sid
Rockin Limited - Equinoxe Qui Cera Blizzard.sid (#1)
Rambones - Jarre Dreams PSID.sid
Kommentar: "Well, not much Jarre here, but that's the way it goes..."

C O N C E R T S   I N   C H I N A

Arpegiator:
Merman - Arpegiateur.sid

Fishing Junks at Sunset:
Stuart Taylor - Autumn Breeze.sid
Donovan - No Limits.sid (0:00-0:25)
Trident - Wisdom.sid (0:00-0:14)
Ronny ROM - Ronny And Jarre PSID.sid (2:05-2:43)
Ronny ROM - Ronny And Jarre Remix PSID.sid (2:06-2:20)

Orient Express:
Mace - Orient-Express.sid
Merman - Orient Express.sid
Tinnitus - Asterion - Orient Express.sid

Night in Shanghai:
Martin Galway - Green Beret.sid (#1)
Kommentar: "Starting from 0:54 it is perhaps inspired by it. According to Galway,
he is the least happy with this music amongst all of his tunes."

Souvenir of China:
Merman - Souvenir de Chine.sid
Merman - Souvenir de Chine 1999.sid

Z O O L O O K

Ethnicolor:
GAMES - A-F - Captain Blood.sid
Kommentar: "Covers the original tune from 7:06."
Reyn Ouwehand - Stormlord 2.sid (1:16-3:38)

Zoolook:
Thomas Detert - Magic Disk 64 Issue 03 92.sid
Thomas Detert - Zoolook 89.sid
Matt Gray - Jukebox 64 PSID.sid (5:07-5:15)
HeatWave - EA-Little Game.sid
Rob Hubbard - Chain Reaction.sid
Rob Hubbard - Sanxion.sid
Kommentar: " Sanxion was a lot of fun, inspired by Zoolook by Jarre." (Rob Hubbard)
Rob Hubbard - Sanxion Remix.sid
MozIcArt - Geir Tjelta - Zoolook mix.sid
Markus Mueller - Zoolook.sid
Dwayne Bakewell - Zoolook.sid
Merman - Zoolook.sid
Maarten Vellinga - Zoolook 92.sid
Walt - Zoolook.sid
Zenox - Starbox PSID.sid (2:56-3:11)

Zoolookologie:
Merman - Zoolookologie.sid
Merman - Zoolookologie 99.sid
Merman - Musique de Jarre.sid (#4)

Blah Blah Café:
MC - Blah Blah Cafe.sid (#1)

Ethnicolor II:
Merman - Ethnicolour II.sid
Walt - Ethnicolor II.sid

R E N D E Z V O U S

Second Rendez-vous:
Merman - Rendezvous 2.sid
Simon Laszlo - Rendezvous.sid
Mark Wilson - Rendezvous.sid
Merman - Musique de Jarre.sid (#2)

Third Rendez-vous:
Merman - Rendez-vous 3.sid

Fourth Rendez-vous:
Sean Connolly - Rendezvous 4.sid
Ben Daglish - Zarjaz.sid (1:40-2:22)
Deek - Rendezvous 4.sid
Thomas Detert - Randez-Vous.sid
MC - Rendezvous.sid
Mad - Rendez-vous.sid
Red - Rendez-vous.sid (1:13-3:01)
Markus Schneider - Think Cross.sid (#4)
Kommentar: "Not a 1-1 cover, but it's heavily inspired by it."
Stuart Taylor - Fourth Rendezvous.sid
Bzyk - Jean Michel Jarre.sid
Eco - Rendez-vous 4.sid
Fun Fun - Dreamix.sid (1:06-2:10)
Merman - Musique de Jarre.sid (#6)
Merman - Rendez-vous 4.sid
Nizze - Rendezvous 4.sid
Nordic Beat - Evony - Jarre v2.sid
Signor - J M Jarre.sid
Tron - Rendez-vouz IV PSID.sid
Walt - Rendezvous.sid
Michael Winterberg - Pop Music 1.sid (#1) (2:24-3:19)
Michael Winterberg - Super Sample.sid (0:00-0:55)
Michael Winterberg - Synth Music IV.sid (1:40-2:35)

Last Rendez-vous:
Walt - Rons Piece.sid

R E V O L U T I O N S

Industrial Revolution: Overture:
Deek - Industrial Revolution.sid
Lyon Legend - Revolutions.sid

Industrial Revolution: Part 1:
Midas - Soundbooster V1 mus5 remix.sid

London Kid:
Jason Page - London Kid PSID.sid

Computer Weekend:
Thomas Detert - Cyrus.sid (#1)

September:
Marc Francois - September.sid

W A I T I N G   F O R   C O U S T E A U:

Calypso:
Sean Connolly - JMJ-Calypso.sid
FAME - Michael Hendriks - Pure Seed.sid (#1) (0:00-0:30)
Kommentar: "Not a direct cover, but the similarity is striking."
Amorphis - Compod - Calypso Part 1.sid

C H R O N O L O G I E:

Chronologie 3:
Phobos - Chronologie 3.sid

Chronologie 4:
Eye - Chronologie 4.sid (0:26-1:33)

Chronologie 5:
Eye - Chronologie 4.sid (0:00-0:26) - (1:39-2:00)

O X Y G E N E 7 - 1 3:

Oxygene 8:
Djinn - J M Jarre Mix.sid (0:30-1:20)

Oxygene 10:
Djinn - J M Jarre Mix.sid (2:12-3:03)
Phobos - Oxygene 10.sid

R E N D E Z V O U S   9 8:
Merman - Rendezvous 98.sid

A N D E T:

Martin Galway - Parallax.sid (#1)
Kommentar: Before starting on this game Galway bought Rendez-vous. He listened to it daily. His CD player broke 2 weeks later and
didn't get repaired for 2 months, during which time Martin worked on
Parallax, without realizing that Rendez-vous was unconsciously
creeping into the music. He realized it only after he played the album
again after the game was already shipped.
"[Parallax] was 11 minutes long, certainly my longest at the time. I
took my development gear home to work on it for a week or two. I just
said to myself 'OK, it's going to be this mega-tune, so the intro has
to be mega'. The intro took up two-thirds of the tune! I actually got
bored with it, and stuck that silly melody on the end which doesn't
really match. Going back I would have made it less melodic. I wanted
to reflect the gigantic visual proportions represented by the parallax
effect in the game so that's why it has an 'epic' feel." (Martin Galway)

Rob Hubbard - One Man and His Droid.sid
"OMAHD was [...] Jarre inspired. It was actually based on something I
wrote a few years before, so it was from music I had already written." (Rob Hubbard)